No Jaylen Brown or Robert Williams for Boston, but the Suns are playing a third very tough road game in four nights, and they have to be gassed following barn-burner wins in Milwaukee (by one point) on Monday and Philadelphia (by three points) on Wednesday. Plus, Jae Crowder is out for Phoenix. He probably would have guarded Jayson Tatum plenty.

Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart are both probable Thursday against the Suns, while Jaylen Brown is doubtful and Kemba Walker is questionable. The Suns bring a business approach while chasing the No. 1 seed in the West. They are 18-6 ATS against winning teams and 9-4 ATS playing with no rest. The Celtics had a six-game win streak snapped at home against the lowly Bulls on Monday night.

The Suns have been stellar on the road this season, posting a 17-9 record there ATS. While they will be playing the second game of a back-to-back set, they are 9-4 ATS in such situations this season. With the Celtics expected to be without Jaylen Brown (shoulder) and Robert Williams (knee) on Thursday, I’ll take Phoenix to cover.